Machine for making or building up pneumatic tires.



I. E. & P. D. THROPP & A. DE LASKI. mcums FOR MAKING on Bunomc UP PNEUMAIIC TIRES.

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Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

APPUCAHON FILED SEPT. I9, 1913.

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MACHIMZ FOR MAKING 0R BUILDING UP PNEUMATIC TIRES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1913.

1,137,365. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING 0R BUILDING UP PNEUMATIC TIRES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9. 1913. 1,137,365. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING 0R BUILDING UP PNEUMATIC TIRES.

Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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APPLICAHON FILED- SEPT. 19, 1913.

l. E. & P. D. THROPP & A. DE LASKI. IIIKOHINE FOR MAKING on BUILDING UP PNEUMATIC TIRES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. l9. 1913. 1,137,365. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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J. E. & P. D. THROPP & A. DE LASKI. MACHINE FOR MAKING on BUILDING UP PNEUMAYIC TIRES. APPLICATION FILED SEPTIIQ, 19!?)- 1,137,365; Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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sass E. minor? AND PETER D. THBOPP, or TRENTON, AND ALBERT DE LASKI, F WEEHAWKEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR-S TO THE p12 LASKI AND THROPP CIRCULAR '{OVENTZRECOMPANK 0E TREN'roN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 01 NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR MAKING OR BUILDINQ UP PNEUMATIC TIRES.

Patented Apr. 2'7, 1915.

.tsgnta uwew filed January 24, 1912, Serial 110,673,069. Divided and this application filed September 19,1913. Serial No. 790,691.

To whom. it may concern Be it known that we, J'oI-IN THROPP. PET R D. THnorP, and ALBERT DE LASKI, citizens of the United States, said JOHN 5 TH nOi? ,and PETER T3. Trrnorr being residents of Trenton, inthe county of Mercer andIState of New Jerseyf a nd said ALBERT iiE'L s I beings resident of VVeeha-Wken, in .tlifeicoun-ty: of'Hudson and State of New Jersey, ha'veinven-t'ed a new and useful Machine .ffor Makingjor Building Up Pneufl r w ati Tires, ;of which the following is a specif cation, v

This iinverition relates to" a machine for aking orbuildiiig'up pneumatic tires, and more particularly to making so-called shoes or for coyering the inner tube in fthe ity'pe of pneumatic tires known as the double tubevaripet invention are 550- 7 ects sf this I toplid dc machine ofthis character which :Qnigtyub ,eadilykri iiip'ulated by one opera- .tifif b. h f vil l niake tires inueli more I y aiid niuch more uniformly than they l: ade-byjhand, and which will occupy a minimum offfioor space.

' Qr' bjeets. arelto provide certain improvements the form, construction and arrangement of; thelseveral parts whereby 'esiqknqvi '15 fection of tire build- I '1 inableJanX the above mentioned obgects enecfi'i-eiy carried out! A practical embodiment of our invention s. r ie e edl in while,

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i v 11+ aint" n the accompanying drawrepresents a detail side elevation of one 'of' the cutting devices, parts being broken away,

Fig. 9 represents a side elevation, partly vices passing throughholes 4. This casing 1 is provided at one side with a suitableboss 5 fitted with ball bearings G and thrust bearings 7 in which is journaled a rotatable shaft 8, the inner end of which shaft extends through the casing and is journaled'in the other side thereof at 9, while the outer end projects therefrom and is fitted to receive the core upon' which'the tire is to be'built, as will he hereinafter described.

The shaft is providedwitli' a spur gear T 10 rotatably mounted thereon, which spur gear 10 is fitted to engage aspur gearll mounted against rotation on thej'a-ck shaft 12 journaled in the casing 1 below the shaft 8, and which shaft '12 also carries a spur gear 13 mounted against'rotatio'n thereon and fitted to engage a pinion 14' mounted against rotation on a powerdriven shaft '15 jonrnalcd in the casing 1- bel-ow the shaft 12.

The jack shaft 12'js provided at its front" end with a pinion inounted'against rotation thereon and fitted to engagg'a large gear 16 rotatably mounted on the-'sha/ftt.

,The'shaft 15 is positively driven through the belt 17 15, and which belt 17 itself driven from desc i' v f "the train of gears 14, 13, 11, 10. When the which engages the pulley 18' se-: cured against rotation to the end of-the shaft' and jaw clutch20 is thrown into locking posi tion, the large gear 16 will be fixed against rotation on'the shaft 8 and the latter will be driven at a relatively slow speed through the driven shaft 15 and the train of gears 14, 13, 12*, 16. When the shaft 8 is driven at relatively high speed as first mentioned, the large gear 16 will rotate idly on the shaft 8; and when the shaft 8 is driven at low speed the small gear 10 will rotate idly thereon. The handles 22 may be thrown in such a position that neither clutch is in locking engagement, in which case the gears 10 and 16 will be idly rotated on the shaft 8 while the latter remains still. The belt 17 also engages a. small pulley 23 mounted against rotation on a shaft 24, which shaft carries a variable cone 25 which itself is driven from a steady speed cone 26 by a sliding belt 27 The steady speed cone 26 is mounted on a shaft 28 which is provided at either end with pulleys 29, 36, which pulleys are connected by means of a straight belt 31 and crossed belt 32, respectively, to pulleys 33, 34, fixed on a shaft 35 driven from a suitable source of power, not shown.

A pair of clutches 36, 37, are mounted on the shaft 28 and arranged to be operated by a lever 38 so as to throw either the pulley 29 or the pulley 30 into driving engagement with the steady speed cone 26. When the pulley 29 is in driving engagement with the cone 26, the latter is driven in one direction, and when the pulley 30 is in locking engagement with the said cone it is driven in the reverse direction owing to the crossing of the belt 32. A rod 39 has a screw and nut engagement with the belt 27, and is provided with a hand wheel 40 for sliding the belt 27 in either direction on the cones 25 and 26 for varying the speed of the cone and hence varying the speed of the driven shaft 15 in the casing 1. 4

From the above described arrangement of belts, pulleys, cones, shafts, clutches, and gears, it will be seen that the shaft 8 can be rotated in either direction and at varying speeds. .It will also be seen that with a certain fixed speed for the driven shaft 15, the shaft 8 may be rotated either forward or backward at a high and a low speed. Thus there is provided suitable arrangements for adapting the rotation of the shaft 8 both in direction and speed to the most precise demands of any part of the operation of building the tire. The apparatus also includes mechanism for supplying material of which the tire is to be constructed to the core upon which the latter is to be formed, which mechanism, as shown in the drawings, comprises an overhanging stanchion 41 firmly secured. to the top of the casing 1 by bolts 42. This stanchion 41 has a hollow cylindrical head43 vertically disposed directly above the core to be hereinafter described.

amazes This head 43 has a. frame support 44 of inverted U-shape secured to the top of the head by bolts 45, which frame 44 has a cen trally disposed vertical hole fitted to receive a screw 46. This screw 46 has a, screw threaded engagement with a miter gear 47 supported on top of the frame 44 by an interposed thrust bearing 48, which miter gear 47 is in engagement with a miter pinion 49 secured to one end of a short transverse shaft 50 horizontally 'journaled in a support 51 bolted to the top of the frame 44 as at 52. A second miter pinion 53 is secured to the other end of the shaft 50, and it, in turn, is inengagement with a third miter pinion 54 secured to the upper end of a rod 55. This rod 55 is rotatably mounted in a pair of brackets 56, 57, fastened to the side of the frame 44 and the hollow head 43 by bolts 58 and 59 respectively;and is provided with 5 a hand-wheel 60 fixed to. its lower end for convenient manipulation by the operative.

A hollow cylinder 61 is fitted to reciprocate vertically in the head .43 and is secured at its upper end to the screw To the lower end of this cylinder 61 is fastened a frame 62 by means of screws 63, which frame 62 has a pair of downwardly extending arms 64, 65. The arms 64, 65, have suitable bearing supports for the stock roll 66, which is arranged to carry the fabric 67 from which the tire is to be constructed; I the friction or resistance roll 68 and guide rollers 69, 70, 71. The friction" roll 68 is preferably composed of some material, which has a surface of such a. nature 'as to causeconsiderable friction between it and the fabric of which the tire is to be com. posed, wood being found very suitable for this purpose. The guide rollers 69, 70,. 71, are preferably composed of metal, .such as steel, and are so located that thedistance between the axes of any two of them is less than the diameter of the resistance roll 68... The resistance roll 68 is provided. atone end with an enlarged drum 72 fitted with a =74 slidably mounted upon the notched A rocking frame 76 is'pivoted to the arms 64 and 65 of the frame 62 at 77'and 78, respectively, in which rockin frame. is suitably journaled a take-up ro l 79 adapted to receive the cloth which is commonly wound on the stock roll .66 with the tire fabric 67. Thistake-up roll 79 is caused to engage the fabric 67 on the roll 66 with varying degrees of friction by means of the weight 80 which isslidably mounted on a rod Sl secured to the outer edge of the rocking frame 76, and arranged to be fastened at various positions along the rod 81 by a set screw 82.

A book 80* is located above the frame 76 and arranged to engage the latter when it is 61, which, in turn, is secured to the screw 46. Itwill-be seen, from the description, that by rotating the hand wheel 60, the miter gear 47 will be turned upon the screw 46 and will either raise the latter or lower it, owing to the well known action of the screw and nut principle. This raising and lowering of the screw 46 will carry the frame 62 and all its appurtenances with it.

While we have shown a manually operated screw and nut for the purpose of adjusting these parts, wedo not at all intend to limit the structure to such a mechanical arrangement as any well known means for effecting this result either by hand or by power is perfectly suitable for the purpose.

The machine also includes apparatus for mechanically building or forming the tire material onto the core and this apparatus,

in the form shown in the drawings, comprises a laterally extending bracket 83 which is firmly secured to the casing 1 by bolts 84.

A laterally extending carriage 85 is mounted on the bracket 83 to slide transversely along the front of the casing 1. This sliding movement of thecarriage 85 is effected by a screw 86 which is threaded into a nut 87 in the carriage 85, and which screw 86 is adapted to be rotated manually by a handwheel 88 and mechanically by miter gears 89 and 90 driven from the shaft 12 through sprockets 91 and 92, chain 93, and clutch v9 1. The clutch 94 is provided with 4 a knock-oil 95 so located as to be engaged by a roller 96 fixedly secured on the end of a slide 96*, which slide has a pin and slot engagement with a set screw 85* on the carfor securing the said slide in any riage 85, T1

1e endesired longitudinal adjustment.

gagement of the roller 96 with theknock-ofi' be so timed that the clutch 94 will be 95 may the miter gear 89 and disengaged from hence thescrew 86 cease to be power driven atany desired point in the movement of the wcarriage 85. It will beunderstood that the zearriage 85 may be ,reciprocated at any I point by the manual operation of the hand wheel 88. A pair of similar curved arms 97 "are fulcrumedat 98 in the carriage 85 by pivots 99 mountedin suitable ball bearings "100 as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The arms 97 are securedby means of cords 1 1 passing over pulleys 102 to weights 103, which .106 at a distance from the fulcrum points 98 of the arms 97 substantially equal to the distances from the said fulcrum points to the points 107 at which the ends of the cords 101 are secured vto the arms 97, thus insuring that the weights will have substantially the same pull on the arms throughout the swing of the latter about their fulcrums.

The arms 97 are each provided with a rearward extension 108, which extensions in turn have at their extremities standposts 109 provided with transverse holes fitted to receive connecting rods 110 secured, at diametrically opposite points, to a circular disk 111. which has a hub 112 provided with a worm gear 113 fitted to engage a worm 114 fixed to the end of a transverse rod 115 journaled in a lug 116 on the carriage 85 and provided at its outer end with a hand wheel 117 for manual operation. The standposts 109 are interiorly screw threaded for engagement with set screws 118 fitted to engage the connecting rods 110 for locking them in any desired position in the standposts 109.

The arrangement of parts just described permits the operator to lock the connecting rods 110 in the standposts 109 by means of the set screws 118, and then by manually operating the hand wheel 117 swing the arms 97 about their fulcrum points 98in either direction. The advantage of this structure will be fully described in setting forth the operation of the machine.

The curved arms 97 are undercut asclearly shown at 119, Fig. 4, whereby they are fitted to receive curved plates 120 secured by means of screws 121 to the curved slides 122 mounted to oscillate arcuately on the curved arms 97.- These slides 122 are provided with curved slots 123 fitted as. receive the pins 124 which are adapted to abut against the inner ends of the slots 123 when the slides 122 have been swung to the limit of their outward movement, thus preventing further movement of the said slides 122, while pins 124* limit their inward movement; The slides 122 are further provided with set screws 125 which are arranged to be screwed down against the tops of the arms 97 for locking the slides 122 in any position on the said arms. These set screws 125 may be provided with locking springs 126 for pre- These disk-shaped forming rolls 132 are so,

mounted that their operating face or edge, which is adapted to engage the material on the core, is at the center of the circle through an arc of which the slides 122 are mounted to oscillate, thereby permitting the slides 122 to be moved and the angle of engagement of the disk rolls 132 with the material on the core to be varied, without moving the operative face of the said rolls. The shafts 130 are connected by means of universal joints 133, shafts 134 and trains of gears 36 135, partly supported by brackets 136 mounted on the slides 122 and having suitable ball bearings 137, with electric motors 138 also mounted on the curved slides 122 and arranged to be supplied with electricity from any convenient source.

The slides 122 may be provided with handles 139 for the convenient manual sliding thereof. The curved arms 97 carrying the slides 122, brackets 127 and forming rollers 132, are so positioned with respect to the core 104 that the forming rolls 132 will i engage the said core considerably before the arms 97 have swung about their fulcrum points 98 to the limit of their inward movement.

The machine also includes mechanism for cutting or trimming oif the superfluous edges of the tire material after it has been formed on the core 104, which mechanism comprises a horizontally disposed swinging arm 140 pivoted at 141 to a plate 142 slidably mounted on a boss 143 secured to the'casing' 1 opposits to the bracket 83 by screw bolts 144. The sliding plate 142 is fitted to reciprocate 1n aidirection parallel to the reciprocation of .the -arriage 85, and the reciprocation of the i 142 is ejfected by means ofa. screw 145 having a threaded enza ement with. a nut lifisecuredto theplate 1 2. whichscrew 145 is, rotated by means of the hand wheel 14?.

The arm 1401is provided at the pivot 141 with aclagnping handle 48 screw threaded onto the pivot-141 for the purpose of locking the arm 140 in any desiredposition. The arm 140 is bifurcated at its outer end to embrace the core 104 and'is provided with a pair of swivel plates 149mounted to rotate on the said arm 140 about the pivots 150, and carrying knives 151 clamped in upright studs 152 by set screws 153. These knives are fitted to swing in a vertical plane for about ninety degrees, 71. e., from the horizontal to the vertical, about pivots 154; and the knife supports 155 slidably mounted on the swivel plates 149 are provided with nuts 156 having screw threaded engagement with screws 157 arranged to be operated by hand wheels 158 for advancing the knives toward one another or withdrawing them from one another. Coil springs 159 may be placed between the knife supports 155 and the end of the swivel plates 149 for yieldingly holding the knives 151 at the limit of their projection. The knife supports may further be provided with swinging keepers 160 screw threaded therein at 161, which may be swung over the knives 151, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 8, for the purpose of preventing the knives from moving from a horizontal position in case the direction of rotation of the core 104 should be reversed.

The machine also includes a pair of bead placing rings 162 fitted to engage the side faces of the tongue or rib 163 of the core 104 and also provided with shoulders 164 for engaging the inner edge of the core tongue 163 for holding the bead placing rings concentric with respect to the core 104. The head placing rings extend far enough up on the sides of the core so as to provide seats for accurately locating the bead cores 165 of the tire, as will be hereinafter described.

In operation, the material of which the tire is to be composed, commonly called fric' tion fabric or duck, is placed upon the stock roll 66 with the customary interposed cloth; the said fabric being placed on the roll 66 in the already cut bias lengths of suitable size, according to the tire that is to be built, which are customarily supplied in tire manufacture; but it is not necessary to place these strips of friction fabric in any particular order as to their cut. The advance edge of the friction fabric is passedunder the guide roll 71, over the friction roll 68 and under either of the guide rolls, 69, and 70, and pressed firmly upon the periphery of the core 104. At the -same time, the advance edge of the interposed cloth is wrapped about the take-up roll 79 which is permitted to frictionally engage the fabric 67 on the roll 66. The weight 74 is suitably adjusted on the rod 75 to cause the desired resistance to rotation of the roll 68. The hand wheel 60 may be rotated so as to depress the frame 62 and its appurtenances until they are the desired distance away from the periphery of the core 104.

The belt 27 on the change speed cones 25, 26, may be moved to the desired position so as to give the proper surface speed to the periphery of the core; either clutch 36 or 37 .may be thrown in by the lever 38 so as to operation, the resistance on the roll 68 may be Varied so as to get exactly the desired amount of stretching in the friction fabric 7 on the periphery of the core; and that this whi ch they engage.

stretch or tension will be exactly uniform throughout the circumference of the core, and may be much greater than that possibly attained by the strongest operative. After one layer of fabric has been thus stretched completely about the periphery of the core,

-it may be formed down about the sides of the core as follows: \Vith the set screws 118 locking the connecting rods 110, the hand wheel 117 may be turned so that the arms 97 are spread away from the core 101 a sufficient distance to permit the arms to be ad- 'vanced toward the core radially with respect thereto by means of the hand wheel 88 without engaging the periphery of the core. The'lmnd wheel88 may then be rotated, advancing the arms 97 to the desired position, after which the hand wheel 117 may be rotated so as to permit the arms 97 to move toward one another until the disk forming rolls 132 engage the friction fabric on each side of the core at about the point where the fabric ceases to show its stretch due to the previous action of drawing it on the core.

The clutch 94 may now be thrown into operative position to drive the screw 86, and the friction clutch 19 may be thrown into operative position to drive the shaft grid hence the core 104 at high speed: at the same time the electric motors 138 may be starter? at a speed sufiicient to rotate the disk rollers 132 at a peripheral speed greater than the peripheral speed of that part of the core The set screws 118 will be loosened so as to permit the arms 97 to act under the influence of the weights 103. As,"

the core is rotated, the disk forming rolls will advance radially across the side thereof due to the action of the power driven screw 86, thus forming the fabric tightly about 'thesides of the core. The knockoff 95 will disengage the clutch 94 before the disk forming rolls 132 have gone completely down to the tongue of the core and the rolls may be fed the slight remaining distance by After the first sheet of fabric has been thusformed completely about the core by the stretching and about the sides of the core by the disk forming rolls, a second sheet of fabric may be drawn .onto the "core in a manner precisely similar I to that already described.

If the second strip of fabric was placed on the stock roll 66 with its threads at right rection as previously described, using the low speed. 1f, however, the-second strip happens to have been placed on the stock roll with its threads 1 ing in thesame direction as the threads 0 the first strip, it will be stretched upon the core by rotating the latter in the, reverse direction, the reversal of rotation of the core being obtained by engaging the one of the two clutches 36, 37, which was not engaged in the former operation. After this second strip has been thus stretched on the periphery of the core superposed on the first strip of fabric, it may be formed down about the sides of the core-by the disk forming rolls 132 as previously described. This operation may berepeated, care being taken to rotate the core in such a direction as to cause alternate layers of'fab ric to lie with their threads at "right angles to adjacent layers, until the 'tire 'has been built up to the stage at which the bead bores should he placed in position.

The head placing rings 162 are now placed one on each side of the tongue'ofth'e core, as clearly sljown in Fig. 10, it being custom ary to bar; one of the bead-rings han'gilig on the shaft 8 between the casing 1 andthe spider 105 in order that they ma lee-ready for immediate use, or the bead placing rings may be split into semicircular form so as to be readily applied to the inner side of the core. The bead placing rings l may fb'e clamped temporarily in position on the core in any desired manner, and "theprevi'cusly formed bead cores 165 seated on the rings and pressed in position on the fabric already stretched on the core, the bead placing rings absolutely insuring the accurate location of the bead core. It is also convenient to have one of the previously formed head cores hanging on the shaft 8 betweenthjecasing '1 and the spider 105, or the bead plar'ing ring and one bead core may 'hungch t'he casing 1 in any desired position so longas they surround the shaft 8. After the bead'cores have thus been placed in position, the bead placing rings may be removed fromthe core and another strip or layer of friction fabric stretched thereon and formed down about the sides of the core, as previously described.

The roller 96 may now beset so as to engage the knock-off 95 as soon as the form in'g rolls 1252 reach a point where th'eyjusttouch the bead cores 165, so as 'to throw gout the clutch 91 and stop the radi'al movementof the forming rolls, 132, with res ect'tothe core. The point at whieh the rol 'er 96 is may advantageously lock the set screws 118 on the connecting rods 110-and slowly feed the rolls 132 out across the top of the bead cores 165 to the outer edge thereof, thus causing the fabric te conform to the shape of the bead on top; the locking of the connecting rods 110 preventing the sudden engagement of the rolls 132 with the bead cores 165 from throwing the arms 97 violently apart; which action, if permitted, might cause damage to the tire.

When the disk rolls have been fed outwardly until they engage the outer edge of the bead cores, the operator seizes the handles 139 and rapidly swings the slides 122 arcuately, toward the positions indicated in dotted lines, Fig. 3, sothat the disk rolls may have a bearing almost at right angles to the lower face of the bead core. The set screws 118 are instantly loosened and the disk rolls fed ahead the short radial distance required to form the fabric down along the bottoms of the bead cores, by means of the hand wheel 88 connected to the feed screw 86, the weights 103 continuing to draw the rolls 132 laterally toward the tongue of the core. The requisite number of layers of fabric to complete the tire body or carcass are stretched and formed about the already placed layers and bead cores in a precisely similar manner; after which the swinging arm 140 carrying the knives 151 is swung around into the position shown in full lines, Fig. 7, and the knives fed up so as to engage the fabric at the lower point of the beads of the tire, by means of the hand wheels 158. The core 104 is then rotated by throwing in the low speed clutch 21, care being taken to rotate it in a direction appropriate to the cutting edges of the knives 151, and the said knives very rapidly trim off the superfluous edges of the fabric. If it should for any reason he desired to rotate the core'in the reverse direction during the cutting operation, the cutting edges of the knives 151 can be reversed by loosening the set screws 153 and turning the knives 151 upside down; after which the keeper 160 may be swung over the knives, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 7, to prevent the knives from rising from a horizontal position while the core is being rotated.

During the cutting operation, the coil springs 159 will permit the knives to yield if they meet any obstruction, and will also have the effect of holding the knives in firm engagement with the layers of fabric to be cut or trimmed off. While the arm 140 is being swung into operative position, shown in full lines. Fig. 7, the knives can be in the vertical position, shown in full lines, Fig. 8, so that they cannot, by any chance, hit the fabric on the core above the beads.

In the above description of the mode of 65 operation it has been stated that one fabric layer may bestretched on and then formed down around the sides of the core; this operation being repeated until the desired number of layers or plies are in position. However, it is a fact that it is perfectly fewible to stretch a plurality of layers or plies of fabric on the periphery of the core, one after the other; and then form the group thus placed down about the sides of the core at one operation. This naturally tends to save some time. Also, the layers may be formed down about the sides of the core by following the described operations but without using the motors 138. It will further be noted that by means of the arcuate movement of the' slides 122 on the curved arms 97 and the provision of the set screws 125 which serve to lock the said slides on the said arms, the an Is at which the disk rolls 132 engage the fa ric on the core for forming it down about the sides thereof, may be varied to a great extent. It is desirable to have this angle almost a right angle in order to get very firm pressure for thoroughly bonding the layers of fabric. This arcuate movement also permits the fabric plies to be perfectly formed about the bead cores, without the necessity of providing any other kind or character of forming rolls, or any other apparatus.

By using weights to draw the arms 97 continuously toward the core 104, and by placing the points of .attachment to the arms 97 and the pulleys 102 at the places indicated, the action of the weights will be the same throughout the movement of the arms 97 toward the core 104. This arrangement is like fluid pressure and is far superior to the use of a spring, because the action of the latter becomes less and less as the arms 105 advance toward one another.

The trimming of the fabric by the knives 151 has been described as a final operation of the machine, but it 'will be readily understood that this trimming can be resorted to at any time in the construction of the tire if desired.

After a tire has'been built up by this machine as described, the core 101 carrying the tire, may be removed from the apparatus, either with or without the spider 105; after which the rubber tread may be placed thereon and the tire vulcanized or cured in any desired manner.

The forming rolls may be relatively small or large, but we have found that a diameter greater than the section of the core is desirable; and that it is particularly advantageous to rotate said rolls rapidly-when the fabric, for any reason, fails to readily 126 form about the sides of the core.

We have found that the mechanism described for stretching the fabric on the periphery of the core is so eflicacious that the necessity for having a roll for forming the fabric on this part of the core is obviated. It will also be understood thatthe extent of the arcuate movement of the curved slide 122 in either direction may be fixed to suit particular conditions by varying the length of the slots 123 or the location of the-pins 124 or 124*.

It will be understood that changes might be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the in ention; hence we do not wish to limit ourselves strictly to the structure herein set forth, but

What we claim is z 1. A machine' of the character described,

comprisingasource of tire fabric supply, a core upon which the tire may be built, a pair of guide rolls mounted intermediate the source of fabric supply and the core, said guide rolls being substantially equidistant from the core and lying in substantially the same plane as the core, and means for rotating the core in either direction, whereby the fabric may be drawn over one of the said guide rolls and onto the core when the latter is rotating in one direction and over the other of the said guide rolls and onto the core when-the latter is rotating in the other direction and the fabric be thereby drawn onto the core in the desired arrangement.

A machine of the character described comprising a. casing, an overhanging stanchion mounted thereon, a source of tire material supply carried by said stanchion, a rotatable core upon which a tire may be built mounted below said source of supply, and means for adjusting the source of supply in the stanchion toward and away from the core.

3. A machine of the character described comprising a casing, an overhanging stan chion mounted thereon, a source of tire mate rial supply carried by the stanchion, 'a rota-- table core upon which a tire maybe built journaled in the casing supply, and means for reciprocating the source of supply in the stanchion toward and away from the core.

4. A machine of the character described comprising a casing, an overhanging stanchion mounted thereon and provided with a hollow head, a rotatable core upon which a tire may be built journaled in the casing below the said head, and a source of tire material supply fitted to reciprocate in said head to move it toward and away from the core.

5. A machine of the characterdescribed comprising a casing, an overhanging stanchion mounted thereon and provided with a hollow head, a rotatable core upon which a tire may be built journaled in the casing below the said head, a. frame fitted to reciprocate in said head, a roll for carrying tire material mounted in the frame, and means tire may below the source of comprising a casing,

for reciprocating the 1 frame toward, and away' frorn the core. a 1

6. A machine of the character described, comprising a rotatable core upon which a be built, means for rotating the core in both directions, a source of tire ma--: terial supply, and means for guiding the material to the core and for resisting the pas-g sage of the material, said: means being lo-i cated intermediate the source' ofsupplyand the core and including four rolls, onegre'aterin diameter than the others; the large. roll being farthest awayfromthe core, twozof; the small rolls being'substantiallyrequidisa tant therefrom, and the Jthird small .roll? being at an intermediate distance from thecore, whereby the material may be led. firom; the source of supply under the intermediate roll, over the large roll, under;- due of thei other small rolls, and thence to the core; the; material contacting with al differentone; of; the two small rolls nearest the'mrerwhen the: rotation of the core is reversedfik 1,5;"3

7. A machine of the characteredescribed; comprising a rotatable eoreupon'whiclr-a; tire may be built, means for: rotating theicorei in both directions, a source cttiremateriezh supply, and means for guidingthe material to the core and resisting'therpassageofl the: material, said means including: four 010118;: one greater in diameter and; looatedxfai tlier, away from the core than the'othe 1 t oof? the small rolls being equidistant o the; core, and the third smallroll beingfifan in-: termediate distance fromtheucorewis 8. A machine of theicharacter 'described comprising a casing, an overha'ngingfistans chion mounted thereon, a sourceofitiremate rial supply-carried by. the stanchionya rotate able core upon which a tire be built journaled in the casinghelolw;theisource of supply, guide and resistance rolls alsoecars ried by said stanchion and meanslforadjusting the source of supply. stanchion toward and away? froxnthe core.

9. A machine of the character described an overhanging stan chion mounted thereon and provided with a hollow head, a frame iitted'to reciprocate in said head and carrying a source of tire material supply and guide and resistance rolls, a rotatable coreupon which a tire may be built journaled in the casing below said frame, and means for reciprocating the frame in the stanchion head to move the frame and the parts carried thereby toward and away from the core.

10. A machine of the character described comprising a casing for the driving gears, said casing having a substantially flat side, an overhanging stanchion mounted thereon, a source of tire material supply carried by said stanchion over the said side of the easing, and a rotatable core upon which the tire may be built journaled in the said side of the and the rolls inthe casing below the said source of supply with its plane substantially parallel to the saidside of the casing.

11. A machine of the character described, comprisinga casing for the driving gears, a core upon which a tire may be built journaled in said casing, means for supplying tire material to the core, means for forming the material thereon, and mechanism for trimming oil the edges of the material, said mechanism comprising a support pivotally mounted on the casing and adapted to swing radially with respect to the core into and out of operative position, said support having a bifurcated end adapted to embrace the core when in operative position, and a cutter mounted in the bifurcation of the support.

12. A machine of the character described comprising a core upon which a tire maybe built, means for supplying tire material thereto, means for forming the material thereon, and mechanism for trimming off the edges of the material, comprising a support adapted to swing into and out of operative position with respect to the core, and a cutter yieldingly and adjustably mounted in the end of said support.

13. A machine of the character described, comprising a casing for the driving gears, a core upon which a tire may be built journaled in said casing, means for supplying tire material to the core, means for forming the material thereon, and mechanism for trimming oil" the edges of the material, said mechanism comprising a support pivot-ally mounted on the casing and adapted to swing radially with respect to the core into and out of operative position, said support having a bifurcated end adapted to embrace the core when in operative position, and a pair of cutters mounted in the birfurcations of the support.

14. A machine of the character described comprising a core upon which the tire may be built, means for supplying tire material thereto, means for forming the material thereon, and mechanism for trimming off the edges of the material, comprising a bifurcated support adapted ts swing into and out of operative position with respect to the core, and a pair of cutters yieldingly and adjustably mounted in the bifurcations of the support.

15. A machine of the character described: comprising a core upon which a tire may be built, means for supplying tire material thereto, means for forming the material thereon, and mechanism for trimming oif the edges of the material comprising a support having one end ,pivotally mounted and the other end bifurcated, the pivoted end being radially adjustable with respect to the core and the sup ort being adapted to swing radially about is pivot with respect to the core into and out of operative position, and a cutter mounted in the bifurcated end of the support.

16. A machine of the character described comprising a core upon which the tire may be built, means for supplying tire material thereto, means for forming the material thereon, and mechanism for trimming off the edges of the material, comprising a bifurcated support radially adjustable with respect to the core and adapted to swing radially with respect to the core into and out of operative position so that when in operative position its bifurcated portion Will embrace the core, and a pair of cutters mounted in the bifurcations of the support.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signed our names, in presence of two witnesses, this ninth day of September, 1913.

JOHN E. THROPP. PETER D. THROPP. ALBERT or: LASKI. Witnesses:

CLIFFORD W. LEE, IIARRY P. MEssLnR 

